A TEENAGE boy is fighting for his life after being hit by a bus.

The 15-year-old, from Sunderland, sustained critical injuries in an incident on Dovedale Road, Sunderland, at 3.16pm this afternoon.

The teenager was flown to the Royal Victoria Infirmary, in Newcastle, by the Great North Air Ambulance.

He was said to have suffered injuries to his head, pelvis, chest and abdomen.

The road was closed following the incident.